16 avril 2016
An Ottoman coral and turquoise-set dagger with scabbard, Anatolia, probably Trabzon, 19th century
Lot 178. An Ottoman coral and turquoise-set dagger with scabbard, Anatolia, probably Trabzon, 19th century. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP (12,671 - 19,006 EUR). Unsold. Photo Sotheby's
the straight double-edged blade with central ridge, gold and silver-damascened foliate design and inscriptive panels, the silver hilt and scabbard with scale-design, set with arrangement of corals and turquoise, dragon-head terminal to hilt. Quantity: 2; 57cm.
Literature: R. Hales, Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime's Passion, London, 2013, p.92, no.212.
Sotheby's. Arts of the Islamic World, London, 20 Apr 2016, 10:30 AM
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